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radical appalachian, nonprofit workhorse, coffee enthusiast, grad student. 30s. any pronouns. πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ https://boxd.it/czIYX

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no elegant cap on this. just a lot of heavy thoughts.

20.10.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

as a result, there was nothing we could do. it was a massive expense and the budget would never have gone through city council or upper management and the media circus without anything short of documented support and high approval. instead, we had record turnouts of negative written comments.

20.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

even at the time, we knew the input was skewedβ€”every random passerby at our public input sessions loved the idea and had no issue with it. but people who support something assume everyone else does, too, and they don’t voice those opinions formally where it matters.

20.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

man. a little girl died over the weekend after being hit by a car at a pedestrian intersection we tried to fix five years ago when i worked for the city. the proposed safety improvements were shot down after massive organized pushback from local business owners and never revisited.

20.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ok but like literally this

20.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"But when the team looked at the employees’ actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20% slower when using AI than when working without it. Researchers were stunned. β€œNo one expected that outcome. We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”

🎁link

19.10.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4378    πŸ” 1580    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 161

General strikes are BUILT up to. You dont know that because the US killed off every major labor leader in the last 100 years and dont even teach about the labor movement in this country.

Community members organizing childcare, transportation, etc. Organization of mutual aid for medical needs, etc

19.10.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 722    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9
a bountiful assortment of cracked and partially shelled black walnuts laid out on a deck railing. the author’s shared wooded yard is visible in the background

a bountiful assortment of cracked and partially shelled black walnuts laid out on a deck railing. the author’s shared wooded yard is visible in the background

my wildlife neighbors are the luckiest in the city because i love foraging wild nuts but i’m tremendously unskilled at shelling them, so mostly i guess what i’m actually doing is just relocating pre-opened nuts around. i’m doordash for squirrels.

19.10.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

way too many people in the comments saying stuff like I'm worried about the healthcare but moreso about the fascism. sentencing disabled and low income people to death IS the fascism babe. the fact we haven't figured that out yet is how they keep getting away with it

19.10.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 559    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

didn’t mask up today at the rally’s? please care for your community by preventing the spread of anything you may have picked up today. at home sars2 tests are notoriously finnicky, make them more sensitive by using them repeatedly in 48hr increments and swabbing throat before nose πŸ‘‡πŸ»

15.06.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
square concrete slab on the ground with β€œOLD DYKES AGAINST TECH BROS” stenciled onto it

square concrete slab on the ground with β€œOLD DYKES AGAINST TECH BROS” stenciled onto it

here is my favorite sign from today

18.10.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4430    πŸ” 757    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 22

i was considering maybe taking this batch and making like a maple sugar acorn brittleβ€”they’re really tasty and not too bad to crunch on even if they are too hard to break down in the processor

18.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

interesting! i don’t know that i’m equipped for oil pressing but i have been doing a ton of reading up on old acorn recipes. they’re such a fascinating folk food and unusual in how widespread they are natively across the globe!

18.10.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i have to figure that out lmao our food processor was NOT up to the task of grinding them 😭 i have such a good hookup spot for foraging them but right now they’re useless to me until i figure something out. next time i think i need to wet process them and then dehydrate the flour afterwards

18.10.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(my redwall kinimal of choice was always the otters and then the squirrels, in that order, but mouse is the most ubiquitous redwall emotion)

18.10.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

between the dried acorns on the counter, the foraged walnuts cracking in the oven, the leek & fennel galette i baked this morning, and the roasted squash & apple & caramelized onion soup i’m making rn i am only one or two steps removed from being a redwall mouse, which is peak seasonal euphoria obv

18.10.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: UVA rejects the Trump Administration's Compact.

17.10.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1967    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 63

I think all evil cars should be called Christines and we should have Christine movies like we have vampire movies. Oh no, a Christine!

21.03.2024 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 443    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6

Last week, Dean Spade talked about how we’re all being socialized into being anti-social β€” which is really the heart of most of our problems today β€” and the only way out is to push ourselves to become social again.

17.10.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 16

Data centers shouldn’t receive tax breaks. Period.

I was one of the few legislators who voted against the 2023 bills that gives the industry your tax dollars.

That’s money we need to fix roads and feed kids, not subsidize corporate greed. I’ll try for a third time to end that giveaway in 2026.

17.10.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

16.10.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 15081    πŸ” 5346    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 101

Happy John Brown’s Raid day to all who celebrate

16.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2677    πŸ” 668    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 35

and then lemme know when you’re feeling up to socializing, even if it’s something super chill and low effort!

16.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

definitely not elective surgeries lmao but yes by all means get some serious rest and recovery, your body needs it

16.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know, I feel like every time I have a free weekend you’re under the knife 😭 how long will recovery be for you this time?

16.10.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
EXCLUSIVE: Aladdin (2019) – Will Smith/Alan Menken Music Sneak Peek!
YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe EXCLUSIVE: Aladdin (2019) – Will Smith/Alan Menken Music Sneak Peek!

obviously it was aladdin (2019)

youtu.be/AIEZkBR1yWw?...

16.10.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œgood” feels weird to say but overall good as can be i guess! just keeping on keeping on. how are you, how is prep going for your surgery this week??

15.10.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@maddiegreenheart.bsky.social YOU’RE BACK 😭❀️

15.10.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

14.10.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7142    πŸ” 3193    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 37

✨come to my test kitchen~✨

14.10.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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